The Personality of Shakespeare: A Venture in Psychological MethodFirst of all, as the title indicates, I am concerned with exploring a method. This method derives from the theory of personality projection. It is quantitative in part, but its operation depends, as everything in science does, upon a human observer and assessor. With regard to the personality of Shakespeare, I should like to make it plain that I have not attempted to be comprehensive and final. I do not see how we can be comprehensive and final with regard to any personality. Here, in studying Shakespeare, I have been deliberately fragmentary, limiting myself to a mere handful of questions. In particular, I have not tried to analyze the plays as artistic wholes in their entire complexity, but have only traced out a few general characteristics and a few patterns, which I have called "themes," occurring in more than one play. My analysis has focused on the dramatis personae and their interrelations. - Preface. |
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... Shakspere : A Critical Study of His Mind and Art , published in 1875. Its thesis was that a valid impression of the inner nature of Shakespeare and of his develop- ment during the period of his maturity can be gained by taking his plays ...
... Shakspere : A Critical Study of His Mind and Art , published in 1875. Its thesis was that a valid impression of the inner nature of Shakespeare and of his develop- ment during the period of his maturity can be gained by taking his plays ...
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... Shakspere . Nor do I identify Shakspere with Prospero ; although Shakspere's temper in the plays of the last period is the temper of Prospero . It would not be easy to picture to ourselves the great magician waited on by such ...
... Shakspere . Nor do I identify Shakspere with Prospero ; although Shakspere's temper in the plays of the last period is the temper of Prospero . It would not be easy to picture to ourselves the great magician waited on by such ...
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... Shakspere , so also is Claudius , and so are Banquo and Fluellen , Falstaff and Prince Hal , Benedick and Hotspur ... Shakspere's nature , or registers some reaction of his indiosyncrasy . That is most certain . But how shall we tackle ...
... Shakspere , so also is Claudius , and so are Banquo and Fluellen , Falstaff and Prince Hal , Benedick and Hotspur ... Shakspere's nature , or registers some reaction of his indiosyncrasy . That is most certain . But how shall we tackle ...
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
On Some Questions of Theory and Method | 15 |
AWEW Alls Well That Ends Well | 42 |
Copyright | |
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